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5.3.3 Security
This screen allows you to setup the wireless security. Turn on WEP or WPA by using
encryption keys could prevent any unauthorized access to your WLAN.
Fields in this page:
Field Description
Encryption
There are 4 types of security to selected. To secure your WLAN, it’s Strongly
recommended to enable this feature.
WEP: Make sure that all wireless devices on your network are using The same
encryption level and key. Click Set WEP Key button to set the encryption key.
WPA(TKIP):WPA uses Temporal Key Integrity Protocol(TKIP) for Data
encryption. TKIP utilized a stronger encryption method and incorporates Message
Integrity Code(MIC) to provide protection against hackers.
WPA2(AES):WPA2,also known as 802.11i, uses Advanced Encryption
Standard(AES) for data encryption. AES utilized a symmetric 128-bit block data
encryption.
WAP2 Mixed:The AP supports WPA(TKIP) and WPA2(AES) for data
enctyption. The actual selection of the encryption methods will depend on the
clients.
Use 802.1x
Authentication
Check it to enable 802.1x authentication. This option is selectable only when the
“Encryption” is choose to either None or WEP. If the “Encryption” is WEP, you
need to further select the WEP key length to be either WEP 64bits or WEP
128bits.